SEBI Chairman Ajay Tyagi on Friday stated that the recent heavy sell-off in the markets was not solely due to gloomy market sentiments on account of enhanced surcharge on foreign portfolio investors’ (FPI) announced in the Budget but several other factors of the economy coupled with the general slowdown.

Underlining the measures taken (by the government) to contain the further selloff, he said, “There are other reasons pertaining to the economy. Corporate earnings are not improving and there is a general slowdown (in the economy).

The resolution plan of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation is expected to remain stuck till mutual funds sign the inter-creditor agreement (ICA), as the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is yet to green-light the same. Since July, banks, the Association Of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) and the Indian Banks Association have separately written to the markets regulator seeking its inputs on whether mutual funds can sign the inter-creditor agreement. At this juncture, the matter is being pursued by RBI with the markets regulator.

Mumbai: In the wake of the liquidity crisis hitting the NBFCs and housing finance companies (HFCs), securities market regulator Sebi might ease share buy-back norms for these firms.

The proposal is expected to be presented at the regulator's board meet on Wednesday.

Capital markets regulator Sebi is planning to ease its norms for buyback of shares by listed companies, especially those having subsidiaries in housing finance and NBFC sectors. According to top officials, a proposal in this regard is expected to be discussed by Sebi’s board at its meeting this week. The repurchase of shares by listed companies is governed by the Buyback Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) as well as by the Companies Act.

NEW DELHI: Mutual fund houses should ensure that banks -- where a scheme has parked funds in the lender's short-term deposits -- do not invest in that particular scheme, according to Sebi.

The markets watchdog has issued a clarification regarding 'parking of funds in short-term deposits of scheduled commercial banks by mutual funds -- pending deployment'.

IndiGo co-promoter Rakesh Gangwal has fired another salvo at board chairman M Damodaran, asking him not to move the goal posts on his demand for a re-look at the board structure. He warned that failure to amend articles of association (AoA) could invite scrutiny from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).

With an aim to safeguard mutual fund investors from high-risk assets, regulator Sebi wants fund houses to shift all their investments to listed or to-be-listed equity and debt securities in a phased manner and reduce their exposure to unrated debt instruments from 25 per cent to only 5 per cent.

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is scanning InterGlobe Aviation Ltd’s shareholders’ agreement (SHA) to check for any violation of the rights of minority investors and individual shareholders, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Mumbai: A SEBI working group has proposed a host of changes to make Portfolio Management Services (PMS) in India, more transparent and investor friendly.

Key changes include increasing the minimum investment in PMS from ₹25 lakh to ₹50 lakh, standardizing reporting requirement and moving distributors from upfront to trail model.

Markets regulator Sebi Tuesday imposed a total fine of Rs 17 lakh on two entities for executing fraudulent trades in the illiquid stock options segment on the BSE. The two entities, Dippy Investments Pvt Ltd, Dhan Stock and Share Brokers Pvt Ltd were fined Rs 12 lakh and Rs 5 lakh, respectively as per Sebi’s separate orders.

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